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CFP: The 2020 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain (Blockchain-2020)
by Blockchain IEEE 31 Mar '20

31 Mar '20

The 2020 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain (Blockchain-2020) http://www.blockchain-ieee.org/ Rhode Island, Greece, November 2-6, 2020 News: Due to the concern on coronavirus outbreak in Europe, the Organizing Committee has decided to postpone the conference to November. The new conference date and deadlines have been updated on the website. Sorry for any inconvenience. Introduction As a promising technique to achieve decentralized consensus, blockchain has been successfully applied into digital currency, e.g., bitcoin, for serving as a public ledger for transactions. Its secure design for supporting a distributed computing system with high fault tolerance is attracting wide attention all over the world. Blockchain has a great potential to create new foundations for our socio-economic systems by efficiently establishing trust among people and machines, reducing cost, and increasing utilization of resources. On one hand, blockchain will play an important role for secure decentralization in such emerging fields as Internet of Things, Cyber Physical Systems, edge computing, social networking, crowdsourcing and next generation wireless communications, and even more other fields. On the other hand, its advance should be further evolved in terms of scalability, security, privacy, efficiency, flexibility, availability, real decentralization and high dependability. Following the great success of IEEE Blockchain 2019, held in Atlanta, USA, IEEE Blockchain 2018, held in Halifax, Canada, the 2020 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain (Blockchain-2020) will provide a high-profile, leading-edge forum for researchers, engineers, and practitioners to present latest advances and innovations in key theories, infrastructure, schemes, and significant applications for the blockchain, as well as to identify emerging research topics and define the future. Topics The emergence and popularity of blockchain techniques will significantly change the way of digital and networking systems’ operation and management. In the meantime, the application of blockchain will exhibit a variety of complicated problems and new requirements, which brings more open issues and challenges for research communities. IEEE Blockchain-2020 will be held in November 2020, Rhode Island, Greece. The goal of this conference is to promote community-wide discussion identifying the advanced applications, technologies and theories for blockchain. We seek submissions of papers that invent novel techniques, investigate new applications, introduce advanced methodologies, propose promising research directions and discuss approaches for unsolved issues. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * Theories of blockchain and distributed ledger technology * Distributed consensus and fault tolerance mechanisms * Security, privacy and trust of blockchain and distributed ledger technology * Decentralization, scalability, and security tradeoff * Performance analysis and optimization * Simulation and performance evaluation techniques * Smart contract and chain code * Applications and services based on blockchain * Protocols and algorithms based on blockchain * Blockchain in the Internet of things (IoT) * Blockchain in cyber physical systems * Blockchain in social networking * Blockchain in supply chain management * Blockchain in agriculture * Blockchain in connected and autonomous vehicles * Blockchain in crowdsourcing and crowdsensing * Blockchain in mobile cellular networks * Blockchain in edge and cloud computing * Blockchain in next generation communications and networks Submissions All papers need to be submitted electronically through the conference website (https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=27350&track=101894) with PDF format. Submitted papers must not substantially overlap with papers that have been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference with proceedings. Papers must be clearly presented in English, must not exceed 8 pages in IEEE Computer Society proceedings format (or up to 10 pages with the pages over length charge), including tables, figures, references and appendices. Papers will be selected based on their originality, significance, relevance, and clarity of presentation assessed by at least three reviewers. All submitted papers will be judged through double-blind reviews, where the identities of the authors are withheld from the reviewers. As an author, you are required to preserve the anonymity of your submission, while at the same time allowing the reader to fully grasp the context of related past work, including your own. Papers that do not conform to our double-blind submission policies will be rejected without review. Submission of a paper should be regarded as a commitment that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register and attend the conference to present the work. IEEE Blockchain 2020 reserves the right to exclude a paper from distribution after the conference (e.g., removal from the digital library and indexing services), if the paper is not presented at the conference. All accepted papers will be published in IEEE CPS proceedings (EI Indexed) and collected by IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Two outstanding papers will be selected to receive the Best Paper Awards. Workshops and Special Sessions Special Session on Blockchain Network and Its Applications Workshop on Recent Advances of Blockchain Technologies for Cybersecurity Workshop on Blockchain Technology and its Potential Applications Journal Special Issues - MDPI Electronics (IF: 1.764) Special Issue "Blockchain-based Technology for Mobile Application" - IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IF: 9.515) Special Issue: TBD Publisher: IEEE, SCI indexed - Digital Communications and Networks Special Issue: TBD Publisher: Elsevier, SCI indexed - Security and Communication Networks (IF: 1.376) Special Issue: Trustworthy Networking for Beyond 5G Networks Publisher: SCI indexed (hindawi.com/journals/scn/si/908361/<http://hindawi.com/journals/scn/si/908361/>) Important Dates Workshop Proposal Due: May 15, 2020 Paper Submission Deadline: June 15, 2020 Author Notification: July 31, 2020 Final Manuscript Due: September 02, 2020 Conference Date: November 02-06, 2020 Organization Committee General Chairs Elisa Bertino, Purdue University, USA Kouichi Sakurai, Kyushu University, Japan Qinghua Zheng, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China Program Chairs Vojislav B. Mišić, Ryerson University, Canada Chunhua Su, University of Aizu, Japan Yulei Wu, University of Exeter, UK Workshop and Symposia Co-chairs Bin Cao, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China Yu Chen, San Jose State University, USA Sokratis Katsikas, Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus Publicity Co-Chairs Xueqin Liang, Aalto University, Finland Mariusz Nowostawski, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Steering Committee Elisa Bertino, Purdue University, USA Jinjun Chen, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Robert H. Deng, Singapore Management University, Singapore Victor C. M. Leung, University of British Columbia, Canada Fenghua Li, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Wenjing Lou, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA Vijay Varadharajan, University of Newcastle, Australia Chonggang Wang, InterDigital, USA Yang Xiang, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Zheng Yan (Chair), Xidian University, China and Aalto University, Finland Laurence T. Yang (Chair), St. Francis Xavier University, Canada Qinghua Zheng, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China Pierangela Samarati, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy

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IEEE BCCA2020: The Second International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications
by Safa Otoum 30 Mar '20

30 Mar '20

*The Second International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2020)* *NOV 02 – NOV 05, 2020 – ANTALYA, TURKEY* http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2020/index.html As a revolutionary technology, Blockchain provides a practical solution to enable a secure and decentralized public ledger that a huge plethora of exciting new technology applications in several areas, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), Cyber-Physical Systems, Manufacturing, Supply-Chain, etc. Blockchain technology has infiltrated all areas of our lives, from manufacturing to healthcare and beyond. Cybersecurity is an industry that has been significantly affected by this technology and maybe more so in the future. Blockchain Technology is defined as a decentralized system of distributed registers that are used to record data transactions on multiple computers. The reason this technology has gained popularity is that you can put any digital asset or transaction in the blocking chain, the industry does not matter. Blockchain technology can be used to prevent any data breach, identity theft, cyber-attacks or criminal acts in transactions. This ensures that data remains private and secure. The main goal of this workshop is to encourage both researchers and practitioners to share and exchange their experiences and recent studies between academia and industry in the Blockchain field. *Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to:* - State-of-the-art of the Blockchain technology and cybersecurity - Blockchain Technologies and Methodologies - Recent development and emerging trends Blockchain for Cybersecurity and Privacy - New models, practical solutions and technological advances related to Blockchain - Theory of Blockchain in Cybersecurity - Blockchain-based security for the Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems - Blockchain-based security solutions of smart cities infrastructures - Authentication and authorization in Blockchain - Applications of blockchain technologies in digital forensic - Privacy aspects of blockchain technologies - Applications of blockchain technologies in computer & hardware security - Implementation challenges facing blockchain technologies - Blockchain-based threat intelligence and threat analytics techniques - Blockchain-based open-source tools - Forensics readiness of blockchain technologies - Vulnerabilities of smart contracts - Open issues and trends in Blockchains *Important Dates:* · Submission deadline: May 25th, 2020 · Notification of Acceptance: Aug 15th, 2020 · Submission of camera-ready: Sept 10th, 2020 *Committee: * *Steering Committee* - Lo’ai Tawalbeh, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, USA - Gokay Saldamli, San Jose State University, USA - Salil Kanhere, UNSW Sydney, Australia - Öznur Özkasap, Koç University, Turkey - Moayad Aloqaily, Carleton University, Canada - Lewis Tseng, Boston College, USA *General Co-Chair* - Salil Kanhere, UNSW Sydney, Australia - Öznur Özkasap, Koç University, Turkey *Technical Program Co-Chairs* - Moayad Aloqaily, xAnalytics Inc., Canada - Rasheed Hussain, Innopolis, Russia - Ali Dorri, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia

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FedCSIS 2020 - CALL FOR PAPERS
by Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (FedCSIS) 29 Mar '20

29 Mar '20

CALL FOR PAPERS 15th Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (FedCSIS’2020) Sofia, Bulgaria, 6-9 September, 2020 www.fedcsis.org Strict submission deadline: May 15, 2020, 23:59:59 pm HST (no extensions) (FedCSIS IEEE conference number: #49059) Please feel free to forward this announcement to your colleagues and associates who could be interested in it. KEY FACTS: expected Proceedings: IEEE Digital Library; indexing: Web of Science (since 2012); 22 Technical Sessions in 5 Tracks; Doctoral Symposium; conference fee covers 4 lunches and 3 social events; Sofia – capital of Bulgaria, city history goes back to Roman times (with some, recently uncovered and made available to see, fascinating ruins of Serdika – which is how Sofia was known during Tracian and Roman times). FedCSIS is an annual international conference, this year organized jointly by the Polish Information Processing Society (PTI), IEEE Poland Section Computer Society Chapter and Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The mission of the FedCSIS Conference Series is to provide a highly acclaimed forum in computer science and information systems. We invite researchers from around the world to contribute their research results and participate in Technical Sessions focused on their scientific and professional interests in computer science and information systems. As in the previous years, FedCSIS 2020 will host a data mining challenge. It will be organized on a, recently re-designed, Knowledge Pit platform: https://knowledgepit.ml The specific topic will be announced shortly, please check the competition site (or the conference portal). There will also be a special session devoted to this challenge at the FedCSIS 2020 conference. Since 2012, Proceedings of the FedCSIS conference are indexed in the Web of Science, SCOPUS and other indexing services. This already includes Proceedings of FedCSIS 2018 (we are awaiting the decision for the FedCSIS 2019). Information about FedCSIS indexing / bibliometry / rankings can be found at: https://www.fedcsis.org/2020/indexation. FedCSIS TRACKS AND TECHNICAL SESSIONS The FedCSIS 2020 consists of five conference Tracks, hosting Technical Sessions: Track 1: Artificial Intelligence * Advanced Artificial Intelligence in Applications (15th Symposium AAIA'20) * Advances in Semantic Information Retrieval (9th International Workshop ASIR'20) * Formal Approaches to Vagueness in Relation to Mereology (1st Symposium FVRM'20) * Language Technologies and Applications (5th Workshop LTA'20) * Computational Optimization (13th Workshop WCO'20) Track 2: Computer Science & Systems * Advances in Computer Science & Systems (ACSS'20) * Actors, Agents, Assistants, Avatars (1st Workshop 4A'20) * Computer Aspects of Numerical Algorithms (13th Workshop CANA'20) * Multimedia Applications and Processing (13th Symposium MMAP'20) * Scalable Computing (11th Workshop WSC'20) Track 3: Network Systems and Applications * Advances in Network Systems and Applications (ANSA'20) * Internet of Things - Enablers, Challenges and Applications (4rd Workshop IoT-ECAW'20) * Cyber Security, Privacy and Trust (1st International Forum NEMESIS'20) Track 4: Information Systems and Technologies * Advances in Information Systems and Technologies (AIST'20) * Data Science in Health (DSH'19) (2nd Special Session DSH'20) * Information Systems Management (15th Conference ISM'20) * Knowledge Acquisition and Management (26th Conference KAM'20) Track 5: Software and System Engineering * Advances in Software and System Engineering (ASSE'20) * Cyber-Physical Systems (7th Workshop IWCPS’20) * Lean and Agile Software Development (4th International Conference LASD'20) * Model Driven Approaches in System Development (6th Workshop MDASD'20) * Software Engineering (40th IEEE Workshop SEW’20) Track 6: DS-RAIT'20 - 7th Doctoral Symposium on Recent Advances in Information Technology KEYNOTE SPEAKERS * Christian Blum, Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain Keynote title: Are you a Hybrid? Yes, of course, everyone is a Hybrid nowadays! * George Boustras, European University Cyprus Keynote title: Critical Infrastructure Protection – on the interface of safety and security * Hans-Georg Fill, University of Fribourg, Switzerland Keynote title: From Digital Transformation to Digital Ubiquity: The Role of Enterprise Modeling PAPER SUBMISSION AND PUBLICATION + Papers should be submitted by May 15, 2020 (strict deadline, no extensions, submission system will be opened in the first week of March). + Preprints will be published on a USB memory stick and provided to the FedCSIS participants. + Only papers presented during the conference will be submitted to the IEEE for inclusion in the Xplore Digital Library. Furthermore, proceedings, published in a volume with ISBN, ISSN and DOI numbers, will posted within the conference Web portal. Moreover, most Technical Session organizers arrange quality journals, edited volumes, etc., and may invite selected extended and revised papers for post-conference publications (information can be found at the websites of individual events, or by contacting Chairs of said events). IMPORTANT DATES + Paper submission (strict deadline): May 15, 2020, 23:59:59 pm HST (there will be no extension) + Position paper submission: June 9, 2020 + Author notification: June 30, 2020 + Final paper submission and registration: July 15, 2020 + Conference date: September 6-9, 2020 CHAIRS OF FedCSIS CONFERENCE SERIES Maria Ganzha, Leszek A. Maciaszek, Marcin Paprzycki CONTACT FedCSIS at: secretariat(a)fedcsis.org FedCSIS in Social Media: FedCSIS on Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/FedCSISFacebook FedCSIS on LinkedIN: https://tinyurl.com/FedCSISonLinkedIN FedCSIS on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FedCSIS FedCSIS on XING: http://preview.tinyurl.com/FedCSISonXING

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IEEE BCCA 2020: The Second IEEE International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications
by Ons Bouachir 21 Mar '20

21 Mar '20

The Second IEEE International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2020) Nov. 02 – NOV 05, 2020 – ANTALYA, TURKEY http://intelligenttech.org/BCCA2020/index.html As a revolutionary technology, Blockchain provides a practical solution to enable a secure and decentralized public ledger that a huge plethora of exciting new technology applications in several areas, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), Cyber-Physical Systems, Manufacturing, Supply-Chain, etc. Blockchain technology has infiltrated all areas of our lives, from manufacturing to healthcare and beyond. Cybersecurity is an industry that has been significantly affected by this technology and maybe more so in the future. Blockchain Technology is defined as a decentralized system of distributed registers that are used to record data transactions on multiple computers. The reason this technology has gained popularity is that you can put any digital asset or transaction in the blocking chain, the industry does not matter. Blockchain technology can be used to prevent any data breach, identity theft, cyber-attacks or criminal acts in transactions. This ensures that data remains private and secure. The main goal of this workshop is to encourage both researchers and practitioners to share and exchange their experiences and recent studies between academia and industry in the Blockchain field. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas, which include, but not limited to: · State-of-the-art of the Blockchain technology and cybersecurity · Blockchain Technologies and Methodologies · Recent development and emerging trends Blockchain for Cybersecurity and Privacy · New models, practical solutions and technological advances related to Blockchain · Theory of Blockchain in Cybersecurity · Blockchain-based security for the Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems · Blockchain-based security solutions of smart cities infrastructures · Authentication and authorization in Blockchain · Applications of blockchain technologies in digital forensic · Privacy aspects of blockchain technologies · Applications of blockchain technologies in computer & hardware security · Implementation challenges facing blockchain technologies · Blockchain-based threat intelligence and threat analytics techniques · Blockchain-based open-source tools · Forensics readiness of blockchain technologies · Vulnerabilities of smart contracts · Open issues and trends in Blockchains Important Dates: Submission deadline: May 25th, 2020 Notification of Acceptance: Aug 15th, 2020 Submission of camera-ready: Sept 10th, 2020 Committee: *General Co-Chair* Salil Kanhere, UNSW Sydney, Australia Öznur Özkasap, Koç University, Turkey *Program Co-Chairs* Moayad Aloqaily, xAnalytics Inc., Canada Rasheed Hussain, Innopolis, Russia Ali Dorri, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia

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Sustainable Places 2020: Postponed to 28 - 30 October 2020 due to COVID_19
by Sustainable Places 2020 20 Mar '20

20 Mar '20

If you are not able to see this mail, click http://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/mr/nWAI4fnvnUztyVjn22jwKlXzuDthd5s6oItMn… ]( http://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/ifXw7Jiv3k5i4LbOX-6UnsVkBmrDNPMISht… ) Sustainable Places 2020 (SP2020) Europe’s #1 destination for dissemination of research, collaboration, networking and the creation of market opportunities. Join us for the 8th edition of Sustainable Places! 28 - 30 October 2020 / Aix-les-Bains, France New SP2020 dates Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the SP organising committee has determined that postponing the event until 28-30 October 2020 is the safest course of action. Fall is beautiful in Aix-les-Bains, and Sustainable Places will still be the same great event it always is. We also were confirmed that the boat cruise on Lake Bourget is confirmed. The Call for Proposals (CfP) deadline is extended until 13th September, and the updated registration schedule has been posted on the [ SP2020 registration webpage ]( http://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/V8xwWIjbH6bBImAx5jQ9Zf_vmwptgJfqzm0… ). Early submissions are appreciated, they will help us assembling a more coherent and attractive programme. Our thoughts are with anyone affected by this outbreak. Maximum solidarity and respect for those on the front lines in our health care systems - Thank You. We remain fully available for all questions or concerns at [ sustainableplaces(a)r2msolution.com ]( mailto:sustainableplaces@r2msolution.com ), and by then #STAYHOME. [ ]( http://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/2i7TJVBDZ7NE8PUrzAObphrVW4r-ZwRiTle… ) SP2020 is organized by: French alternative energy and atomic energy Commission National Institute of Solar Energy R2M Solution University Savoie Mont Blanc Graduate School Solar Academy Polytech Annecy Chambery SP2020 is sponsored by: SDIA (Green Sponsor) The [ SDIA ]( http://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/VTzIUUeB4tO0wyQXC1zo344snLAE6q6Hezf… ) - Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance e.V. - is an inter-industry association enabling collaboration in sustainable, zero impact digital infrastructure that is accessible to the next-generation of innovators. The SDIA strives to bring together companies, individuals and governments to advocate and realize key initiatives such as heat-reuse, smarter power consumption and efficient use of resources. ENGIE Lab (Silver Sponsor) [ ENGIE Lab CRIGEN ]( http://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/G005LHO4ZSyWZrPm_2G3B69WxbbtnVK8S0T… ), part of the ENGIE Labs network, is ENGIE Group’s corporate center for R&D and high-level expertise devoted to new energy resources (hydrogen, biogas and gas liquefaction), new energy uses in towns and cities, the buildings and industries of tomorrow and emerging technologies (computer sciences and Al, drones and robots, nanotechnologies and sensors). Sponsorship opportunities Sponsors may elect a general (green or silver) sponsorship, to sponsor various parts of the event (e.g. lunch or coffee break) or registration packages that make possible local or student registrations. We welcome industrials to get involved in the support of this event and platform. All sponsors will be featured in SP2020 promotional literature and are welcome to display materials in the foyer areas. “Please contact us to learn about sponsorship opportunities. You download the [ sponsorship brochure ]( http://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/CagMYIz_VYQ5zhzom4yN5y994VpV7qLYsXi… ) and email the organisers at [ sustainableplaces(a)r2msolution.com ]( mailto:sustainableplaces@r2msolution.com?subject=Newsletter%202%20reply ) Publication opportunities Buildings (peer-reviewed) Should contributors wish to be considered for a full-length (7-9 pages) journal submission, they should check the appropriate CfP application option. SP2019 Buildings issue Proceedings (not peer-reviewed) All contribution types (e.g. posters, workshops, presentations, etc.) can write a 4-6 page summary to be included in the SP2020 Proceedings edition. SP2019 Proceedings edition [ Learn more about Sustainable Places at www.sustainableplaces.eu ]( http://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/cl/f/S14y6cWfHnwR96blvY1GAodlyyCRSnK9oa_… ) Sustainable Places does not spam. However, to be sure you don't receive any further communications related to Sustainable Places, please click to unsubscribe http://2tuoh.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/un/_D-H-ChBdqUei1rKdqAUbqmU8RLxljtP3-CXA…

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Special Issue: Blockchain for Information Systems Management and Security at Information Processing & Management Journal
by Yufei Sun 19 Mar '20

19 Mar '20

[Apologies if you got multiple copies of this invitation] Special Issue: Blockchain for Information Systems Management and Security Information Processing & Management Journal https://www.journals.elsevier.com/information-processing-and-management/cal… *Call for Papers.* As a revolutionary technology, Blockchain provides practical solutions to enable a secure and decentralized public ledger that has a plethora of exciting new applications in several areas, such as Information Systems (IS), Internet of Things (IoT), e-health, manufacturing, financial services, supply chain and logistics, etc. Blockchain technology has infiltrated all areas of information systems such as financial IS, health IS, education IS and industrial IS. Cybersecurity is an industry that has been significantly affected by this technology, and maybe more so in the future with a decentralized information sharing platform. Blockchain technology is defined as a decentralized system of distributed registers that are used to record data transactions on multiple computers. The reason this technology has gained popularity is that you can put any digital asset or transaction in the blockchain, regardless of the application context. Blockchain technology can be used to prevent data breach, identity theft, cyber-attacks, intellectual property infringement or criminal acts in transactions. This ensures that data remains private and secure. The main goal of this special issue is to encourage both researchers and practitioners to share and exchange their experiences and recent studies between academia and industry in the field of Blockchain for information systems management and security. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research contributions in all major areas of Blockchain-Information systems, which include, but not limited to: * State-of-the-art of the Blockchain technology and cybersecurity for Information systems * Blockchain Technologies and Methodologies for Information systems * Recent development and emerging trends using Blockchain for securing Information systems. * New models, practical solutions and technological advances related to Blockchain * Theory of Blockchain for Information systems * Blockchain-based security of financial Information systems * Blockchain-based security of health Information systems * Blockchain-based security solutions of smart cities Information systems * Blockchain for Internet of Things (IoT) Information systems * Authentication and authorization in Blockchain. * Applications of blockchain technologies in digital forensic for Information systems * Privacy aspects of blockchain technologies * Blockchain for Artificial Intelligence. * Scalability and efficiency of blockchain-based Information systems * Applications of blockchain technologies in computer & hardware security * Implementation challenges facing blockchain technologies * Blockchain-based threat intelligence and threat analytics techniques * Blockchain-based open-source tools for Information systems * Forensics readiness of blockchain technologies * Vulnerabilities of smart contracts * Open issues and trends in Blockchains *Submission Guideline:* Papers should be submitted electronically using the Elsevier submission system to Information Processing & Management ( https://www.evise.com/profile/#/IPM/login) and following the Journal submission guidelines. When submitting the manuscript please select the article type “*VSI: Blockchain for IS*” as the Article Type to ensure your manuscript be correctly assigned. Please submit your manuscript before the submission deadline. *Guest Editors:* Yaser Jararweh, Duquesne University, USA, jararwehy(a)duq.edu Sandra Hirsh, San Jose State University, USA, Sandy.hirsh(a)sjsu.edu Yin Yang, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar, *yyang(a)hbku.edu.qa <yyang(a)hbku.edu.qa>* *Tentative Schedule:* Deadline for Submissions: May 15, 2020 Authors First Notification: August 15, 2020 Revised papers Submission: October 15, 2020 Final Acceptance: December 1, 2020

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Sustainable Places 2020: ENGIE Silver Sponsor, DHC workshop & first keynote Speakers announced
by Sustainable Places 2020 11 Mar '20

11 Mar '20

If you are not able to see this mail, click http://2tuoh.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/mr/FQKHpmF90KwtPl4WzlU21AUAvnBJiIb8W9lq… ]( http://2tuoh.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/cl/f/p7T9ln5m83zNXr6fRHpBjmEFIIq2In8a1C… ) Sustainable Places 2020 (SP2020) Europe’s #1 destination for dissemination of research, collaboration, networking and the creation of market opportunities. Join us for the 8th edition of Sustainable Places! 3-5 June 2020 / Aix-les-Bains, France Introducing SP2020 Silver Sponsor ENGIE Lab [ ENGIE Lab CRIGEN ]( http://2tuoh.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/cl/f/5oR8zwCmksslpicX8DGnLkOg3yt9II8QCF… ), part of the ENGIE Labs network, is ENGIE Group’s corporate center for R&D and high-level expertise devoted to new energy resources (hydrogen, biogas and gas liquefaction), new energy uses in towns and cities, the buildings and industries of tomorrow and emerging technologies (computer sciences and Al, drones and robots, nanotechnologies and sensors). At Sustainable Places 2020, ENGIE will introduce [ PLATOON ]( http://2tuoh.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/cl/f/-VFg5js7B475pjdPOXu-LItD4aPkKwFPwU… ) - Digital PLAtform and analytic TOOls for eNergy – a H2020 project coordinated by its teams which will support the European efforts for modernisation of the European electricity grid, while offering access to cheaper and sustainable energy for energy consumers and maximising social welfare. COVID-19 update In relation to the COVID-19 outbreak, at this stage it is not envisaged to move the conference dates. However the organisation committee is closely monitoring the situation and will reassess the situation by the end of April. We strongly advise SP2020 delegates to book their travels with flexible tariffs in case the event would eventually be postponed. We hope not ! We remain available to answer your questions at [ sustainableplaces(a)r2msolution.com ]( mailto:sustainableplaces@r2msolution.com ) Integration of renewables in DHC for Sustainable Living There is a large potential to integrate substantial shares of renewable energy sources in district heating and/or cooling systems, reducing dependency of DHC on fossil fuels and ultimately leading to a more efficient and sustainable energy system. A number of EU funded projects are currently working on this topic. The objective of the workshop is to share WEDISTRICT project concept with other sister projects and interested stakeholders in order to exchange new ideas, lessons learnt from implementation, proposals about the successful integration of renewable technologies in DHC. Participating projects : [ WEDISTRICT ]( http://2tuoh.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/cl/f/Z9PtEHmF3MC5fgxNCNfoIMZSvnxX7-1SIG… ), [ REWARDHeat ]( http://2tuoh.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/cl/f/lYwYYFRzp7ZW35o5MC4V-eufdkPjchoT0R… ), [ RELaTED ]( http://2tuoh.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/cl/f/csZpLeCtkfQbtu43r-Y1aWbl0Lp1OkBaZ_… ), [ INDIGO ]( http://2tuoh.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/cl/f/3WxFcUFGyABPqQU9pUsiDyz88F9f2LIy50… ). Chair of the workshop: [ Maria Victoria Cambronero Vazquez ]( mailto:mvcambronero@acciona.com ) (ACCIONA) Introducing first SP2020 Keynote Speakers We are honoured to present our first confirmed SP2020 keynote speakers: Margot Pinault, Policy Officer, European Commission, Directorate General for Energy, Unit C.3- Energy Efficiency Policy and Financing Max Schulze, Chairman of the Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance e.V. Christophe Ménézo, Deputy head of Solar Academy Graduate School, Vice Chancellor of University Savoie Mont Blanc in Charge of Real Estate and Energy Transition Simon PERRAUD, Deputy Director, CEA Liten Read further about their short bios and a get a teaser of their speech [ here ]( http://2tuoh.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/cl/f/MmMYNX4dxGQb3UR30lheKwhKF6TNQOUhTA… ). INES National Institute of Solar Energy [ ]( http://2tuoh.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/cl/f/a3SE2YeTjslLYALBVYflL30bszMq4ovNUE… ) INES, the French National Institute of Solar Energy, is the host of SP2020 together with CEA and the Savoie Mont-Blanc University. It is the reference center in France, and one of the first in Europe, dedicated to research, innovation and training on solar energy. Discover the latest INES video presentation [ here ]( http://2tuoh.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/cl/f/m-OpDkZeTYuEYXclTgYRq-T81kO3rUecD5… ). Exclusive visits of INES industrial facilities will be offered to SP2020 delegates. Places are limited, hence we recommend to contact us to make sure we reserve a place for you. Early-bird registration closes soon! Fee schedule (VAT Inclusive) Early-bird rate (until 31 March) | 380 EUR standard rate (April to June) | 430 EUR 5+ Registration multipack (until 8 May) | 330 EUR/each Student, Press | 200 EUR [ Take advantage of the SP2020 early-bird discount ]( http://2tuoh.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/cl/f/kAlRK4wDxxsaXgQqpUE_j5RQmaTSiS-sqR… ) SP2020 is organized by: French alternative energy and atomic energy Commission National Institute of Solar Energy R2M Solution University Savoie Mont Blanc Graduate School Solar Academy Polytech Annecy Chambery SP2020 is sponsored by: SDIA (Green Sponsor) The [ SDIA ]( http://2tuoh.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/cl/f/7FLRfKQnCc23Esgp2CmphyFFgkuWEJIlW2… ) - Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance e.V. - is an inter-industry association enabling collaboration in sustainable, zero impact digital infrastructure that is accessible to the next-generation of innovators. The SDIA strives to bring together companies, individuals and governments to advocate and realize key initiatives such as heat-reuse, smarter power consumption and efficient use of resources. ENGIE Lab (Silver Sponsor) Sponsorship opportunities Sponsors may elect a general (green or silver) sponsorship, to sponsor various parts of the event (e.g. lunch or coffee break) or registration packages that make possible local or student registrations. We welcome industrials to get involved in the support of this event and platform. All sponsors will be featured in SP2020 promotional literature and are welcome to display materials in the foyer areas. “Please contact us to learn about sponsorship opportunities. 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CFP: The 2020 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain (Blockchain-2020)
by Blockchain IEEE 11 Mar '20

11 Mar '20

The 2020 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain (Blockchain-2020) http://www.blockchain-ieee.org/ Rhode Island, Greece, November 2-6, 2020 News: Due to the concern on coronavirus outbreak in Europe, the Organizing Committee has decided to postpone the conference to November. The new conference date and deadlines have been updated on the website. Sorry for any inconvenience. Introduction As a promising technique to achieve decentralized consensus, blockchain has been successfully applied into digital currency, e.g., bitcoin, for serving as a public ledger for transactions. Its secure design for supporting a distributed computing system with high fault tolerance is attracting wide attention all over the world. Blockchain has a great potential to create new foundations for our socio-economic systems by efficiently establishing trust among people and machines, reducing cost, and increasing utilization of resources. On one hand, blockchain will play an important role for secure decentralization in such emerging fields as Internet of Things, Cyber Physical Systems, edge computing, social networking, crowdsourcing and next generation wireless communications, and even more other fields. On the other hand, its advance should be further evolved in terms of scalability, security, privacy, efficiency, flexibility, availability, real decentralization and high dependability. Following the great success of IEEE Blockchain 2019, held in Atlanta, USA, IEEE Blockchain 2018, held in Halifax, Canada, the 2020 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain (Blockchain-2020) will provide a high-profile, leading-edge forum for researchers, engineers, and practitioners to present latest advances and innovations in key theories, infrastructure, schemes, and significant applications for the blockchain, as well as to identify emerging research topics and define the future. Topics The emergence and popularity of blockchain techniques will significantly change the way of digital and networking systems’ operation and management. In the meantime, the application of blockchain will exhibit a variety of complicated problems and new requirements, which brings more open issues and challenges for research communities. IEEE Blockchain-2020 will be held in August 2020, Rhode Island, Greece. The goal of this conference is to promote community-wide discussion identifying the advanced applications, technologies and theories for blockchain. We seek submissions of papers that invent novel techniques, investigate new applications, introduce advanced methodologies, propose promising research directions and discuss approaches for unsolved issues. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Theories of blockchain and distributed ledger technology - Distributed consensus and fault tolerance mechanisms - Security, privacy and trust of blockchain and distributed ledger technology - Decentralization, scalability, and security tradeoff - Performance analysis and optimization - Simulation and performance evaluation techniques - Smart contract and chain code - Applications and services based on blockchain - Protocols and algorithms based on blockchain - Blockchain in the Internet of things (IoT) - Blockchain in cyber physical systems - Blockchain in social networking - Blockchain in supply chain management - Blockchain in agriculture - Blockchain in connected and autonomous vehicles - Blockchain in crowdsourcing and crowdsensing - Blockchain in mobile cellular networks - Blockchain in edge and cloud computing - Blockchain in next generation communications and networks Submissions All papers need to be submitted electronically through the conference website (https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=27350&track=101894) with PDF format. Submitted papers must not substantially overlap with papers that have been published or that are simultaneously submitted to a journal or a conference with proceedings. Papers must be clearly presented in English, must not exceed 8 pages in IEEE Computer Society proceedings format (or up to 10 pages with the pages over length charge), including tables, figures, references and appendices. Papers will be selected based on their originality, significance, relevance, and clarity of presentation assessed by at least three reviewers. All submitted papers will be judged through double-blind reviews, where the identities of the authors are withheld from the reviewers. As an author, you are required to preserve the anonymity of your submission, while at the same time allowing the reader to fully grasp the context of related past work, including your own. Papers that do not conform to our double-blind submission policies will be rejected without review. Submission of a paper should be regarded as a commitment that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register and attend the conference to present the work. IEEE Blockchain 2020 reserves the right to exclude a paper from distribution after the conference (e.g., removal from the digital library and indexing services), if the paper is not presented at the conference. All accepted papers will be published in IEEE CPS proceedings (EI Indexed) and collected by IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Two outstanding papers will be selected to receive the Best Paper Awards. Workshops and Special Sessions Special Session on Blockchain Network and Its Applications Workshop on Recent Advances of Blockchain Technologies for Cybersecurity Workshop on Blockchain Technology and its Potential Applications Journal Special Issues - MDPI Electronics (IF: 1.764) Special Issue "Blockchain-based Technology for Mobile Application" - IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IF: 9.515) Special Issue: TBD Publisher: IEEE, SCI indexed - Digital Communications and Networks Special Issue: TBD Publisher: Elsevier, SCI indexed - Security and Communication Networks (IF: 1.376) Special Issue: TBD Publisher: SCI indexed Important Dates Workshop Proposal Due: May 15, 2020 Paper Submission Deadline: June 15, 2020 Author Notification: July 31, 2020 Final Manuscript Due: September 02, 2020 Conference Date: November 02-06, 2020 Organization Committee General Chairs Elisa Bertino, Purdue University, USA Kouichi Sakurai, Kyushu University, Japan Qinghua Zheng, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China Program Chairs Vojislav B. Mišić, Ryerson University, Canada Chunhua Su, University of Aizu, Japan Yulei Wu, University of Exeter, UK Workshop and Symposia Co-chairs Bin Cao, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China Yu Chen, San Jose State University, USA Sokratis Katsikas, Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus Publicity Co-Chairs Xueqin Liang, Aalto University, Finland Mariusz Nowostawski, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Steering Committee Elisa Bertino, Purdue University, USA Jinjun Chen, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Robert H. Deng, Singapore Management University, Singapore Victor C. M. Leung, University of British Columbia, Canada Fenghua Li, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Wenjing Lou, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA Vijay Varadharajan, University of Newcastle, Australia Chonggang Wang, InterDigital, USA Yang Xiang, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Zheng Yan (Chair), Xidian University, China and Aalto University, Finland Laurence T. Yang (Chair), St. Francis Xavier University, Canada Qinghua Zheng, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China Pierangela Samarati, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy

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[CFP] (PEDISWESA 2020) the 12th IEEE Workshop on Performance Evaluation of Communications in Distributed Systems and Web based Service Architectures
by Ons Bouachir 10 Mar '20

10 Mar '20

*12th IEEE Workshop on Performance Evaluation of Communications in Distributed Systems and Web based Service Architectures PEDISWESA* http://www.xanalytics.ca/pediswesa2020/index.html *in conjunction with IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC 2020)* https://conferences.imt-atlantique.fr/iscc2020/ *JULY 7TH - 10TH, 2020 – RENNES, FRANCE* Performance evaluation is still a topic that attains a lot of attention in both distributed and mobile systems as well as Web based services architectures. Due to the recent advances in internet-based applications as well as distributed and mobile communication systems, we are witnessing a variety of new technologies. However, these systems are becoming very large and complex at the same time. Several challenges remain to be resolved before these systems become a commodity. Guaranteeing QoS and provisioning of web-based systems as well as distributed and mobile systems and evaluating their communication performance represent among the challenging problem in the design of these systems. Quantitative analysis can be very difficult and may be intractable because of the state space explosion. New methods and tools have recently emerged for these kinds of complex systems, such as Stochastic Automata Networks, Stochastic bounds, PEPA, etc. This workshop focuses on the performance evaluation of both distributed and mobile systems, as well as Web based services architectures using both analytical methods and simulation studies. Authors are encouraged to submit full papers presenting new research related to QoS and communication performance evaluation of these systems. Submitted papers must not have been published elsewhere nor currently be under review by another conference or journal. *Topics of interest include* (but are not limited to): - Routing optimization - Quantitative analysis - Stochastic comparisons - Bandwidth management - Web services composition - Measurement, analysis, modeling - QoS for Web services architectures - Simulation and measurements techniques - Tools and software for performance evaluation - Network Protocols design for Web service devices - Performance evaluation of distributed and web-based systems - Communication performance evaluation of distributed and mobile systems - Performance of Blockchain - Performance evaluation of Vehicular networks - Connected and Autonomous Vehicles *Committee* General Chair: - Lynda Mokdad, University Paris XII, France Steering Committee: - Lynda Mokdad, University Paris XII, France - Jalel Ben-Othman, University of Paris, France Technical Program Co-Chairs: - Moayad Aloqaily, xAnalytics Inc., Ottawa, Canada - Abd-Elhamid M. Taha, Alfaisal University, KSA *Important Dates* - Paper submission deadline: April 25th, 2020 - Notification of paper acceptance: May 15th, 2020 - Submission of camera-ready papers: May 25th, 2020

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Call for Workshops Proposals for AICCSA 2020: November 2nd to November 5th, 2020
by Yufei Sun 05 Mar '20

05 Mar '20

17th ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA 2020) November 2nd to November 5th, 2020 http://www.aiccsa.net/AICCSA2020/call-for-contributions/call-for-workshops *Call for Workshops Proposals* The ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA) is the premier conference covering all contemporary areas in computer systems and applications and hence it is an international forum for leading researchers and practitioners in this important and rapidly changing disciplines. AICCSA 2020 will be held in Antalya, Turkey. AICCSA 2020 invites proposals for workshops on specific aspects that complement the conference main tracks in related areas to Computer Systems and Applications. We seek proposals across a wide range of topics and levels ranging from fundamentals to the latest advances in hot topic areas. *Important Dates* *Workshop proposals due: April 10, 2020* Notification of acceptance: April 30, 2020 *Submission* Workshop Proposals and any related enquiries should be sent be email to the workshop Chairs. *Workshop Chairs* Mohamad Alsmirat, Jordan University of Science and Technology ( masmirat(a)just.edu.jo) Hedi Karray, INP-ENIT, University of Toulouse, France (mkarray(a)ieee.org) *Proposal Requirements* Proposals for workshops should be no more than 2 pages in length and submitted in PDF Format. Proposals should contain the following information. 1. Title and brief technical description of the workshop, specifying the goals and the technical issues that will be the focus of the workshop. 2. A brief description of why and to whom the workshop is of interest and how it complement the main conference 3. The proposed organizing committee and the technical program committee. 4. The workshop submission and processing system 5. Experience of the main organizers in organizing similar events previously 6. Contact details of the main organizers *Notes for the Workshop Organizers* Workshop chair(s) will be responsible for the following: 1. Producing a web page and a “Call for Papers/Participation” for their workshop. The URL should be sent to the AICCSA Workshops chairs. It should mention that at least one author of each accepted submission should attend the workshop and that all workshop participants must pay the appropriate registration fee. The CfP should make it clear that the registration of at least one author is required for the paper to be included in the conference proceedings. 2. Ensure that all workshop papers are a maximum of 6 pages in length (in IEEE format). It is the responsibility of the workshop organizers to ensure that this page limit has been adhered to. 3. Taking full responsibility of workshop submission, reviewing process and decisions 4. Selecting the participants and the format of the workshop. The publication of proceedings will be by the IEEE in the same volume as the main conference. 5. Advertising the workshop beyond the conference web page. 6. Assistance in producing a camera-ready version of the workshop proceedings. 7. If the workshop is too small (i.e. does not attract enough submissions) the AICCSA 2020 Organizing Committee may propose to merge that workshop with another. So we encourage workshop organizers to attract a large community. In extreme situations we may also cancel workshops if there are insufficient number of submissions, while we may consider the paper for the main tracks. 8. Workshop organizers must ensure that suitable quality measures have been taken to ensure that the accepted papers are of high quality. All papers must be reviewed by an International Technical Program Committee with a minimum of 3 reviews per paper. The workshop organizers should also try to observe an acceptance rate that is no higher than 50%. *The AICCSA 2020 Conference Organizing Committee will be responsible for the following:* • Providing a link to a workshop’s local page. • Providing logistics support and a meeting place for the workshop. • In conjunction with the organizers, determining the workshop date and time. • Inclusion of the workshop accepted papers into the main proceedings and provide to Participants. Please send any question to: Mohamad Alsmirat, Jordan University of Science and Technology ( masmirat(a)just.edu.jo) Hedi Karray, INP-ENIT, University of Toulouse, France (mkarray(a)ieee.org)

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